A aron Koelker’s map of map turtles is one of our favorite examples of how shape can influence and enhance a map. For our ...

The Pearl River Map Turtle was discovered by researchers at the University of Southern Mississippi in 2010 and was officially inducted into the “endangered species” category by the U.S. Fish ...

The Fish and Wildlife Service will also protect four other species of turtle — the Alabama, Barbour’s, Escambia and Pascagoula map turtles — that are nearly indistinguishable from the Pearl ...

The Pearl River Map Turtle was discovered by researchers at the University of Southern Mississippi in 2010 and was officially inducted into the “endangered species” category by the U.S. Fish ...

Feds put five turtle species on the ESA map. By Michael Doyle | 07/10/2024 01:29 PM EDT . The Pearl River map turtle and four other similar turtles found in the South are now listed as threatened ...

Under the Endangered Species Act, the Corps must consult with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service before moving forward with an engineering project that could jeopardize the map turtle.

Loggerhead turtles “dance” when exposed to food-associated magnetic fields, and their magnetic map may help them return to specific areas after long migrations.

A potential new setback to the contentious One Lake development project comes down to the Pearl River Map Turtle, a species named for its distinct map-like shell pattern, that is unique to the ...

The Pearl River map turtle, native to the Pearl River, recently got classified as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act. The new classification leaves the future of the One Lake ...